Unit 10 Flashcards
Panama Canal
A canal that spans from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean made by the U.S. and France… Panama now has control.
Manioc
A root vegetable that is a staple in the jungle diet.
Quechua
The Incan language
Quipu
Knotted string used to keep records
Intihuatana
A stone used for a special ceremony where the Incas would “Tie the sun” to the stone
Ombu
A tree-like Plant
Savannah
Are between a rainforest and a desert
Isthmus
A narrow strip of land with water on both sides, that connects two larger bodies of land
Cultural Hearth
A place from which important ideas are spread
Murals
A form of painting on a wall or rock surface
Entrepreneur
A person who starts a buisnessd
Undocumented
Lacking the official papers required for legal immigration or residence
Cartel
A group that controls a product’s price and limits competition
Location Question
Where is it?
Place question
What is it like?
H-E Interaction Question
How do people interact with and change their environment?
Movement Question
How are people/places linked by communication and the flow of people, ideas, and goods?
Region Question
What are their unifying features and how do they form or change over time?
Olmec
Made the first rubber balls for the game
Teotihuacan
Played a version of the ballgame using bats
Maya
“Ballplayer” was among the ceremonial titles of the king
Toltec
Influenced the Aztec ballgame